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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

We had visitors on Sunday Afternoon! Our niece Hattie and her Hubby came and brought their baby, 15-month old Charlotte, to swim. Charlotte couldn’t wait to get in the water for some playtime with her Mommy!

And what is she wearing? A Pink swimsuit and Pink tennis shoes. of course! What else?

Sunday, June 19, 2011

This angel absolutely refused to sit for a “before” picture. She was having none of that. First, she got a bath and shampoo. After her spa treatment, we got to work.

I took a cue from sweet Rosemary at Villabarnes, who shared her gesso technique here. If you haven't met Rosemary, please do. She has tons of great ideas! Rosemary used a brush to take off the excess gesso and sanded for highlights.

Working on a section at a time, I slathered on the gesso with a brush and took off the excess with a cloth, leaving the gesso thicker in some places. Originally she was an ugly greenish-gray and I wanted some of her undercoat to show through. I did not sand, but left lowlights. She now had soft matte, chalky-looking finish and was ready for her glamour shots.

Okay, her eyes are a bit creepy. Unfortunately that sometimes happens “as we age”. Or so I've been told.

She likes it better when photographed from her Good Side.

And with low saturation.

Unlike some angels, she does not subscribe to this quote:

The reason angels can fly is because they take themselves lightly. ~ G.K. Chesterton

Until next time, Honey

P. S. Eventhough it's 104-degrees, she wants to be taken to a few Summer parties, so “we” will be linking to:

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Since we are attending a wedding today, perhaps we all should pour a glass of champagne to celebrate while we read!

We were in Bruges, Belgium on a beautiful, warm Saturday. The town is tremendously cute with a large town square. Outside of one of the buildings we came upon a bicycle delivery cart that was decorated .

We inquired of someone standing nearby and she informed us that this was City Hall and that weddings were taking place inside, and that we would probably see couples come out every 15-20 minutes.

She was waiting on her friend who in fact would be using the cart. We asked the significance of the bicycle delivery cart. She laughed and said, “He can’t afford a carriage”.

We were hooked and decided to wait for the happy couple to emerge.

They had a group of friends and family waiting, and were immediately showered with rice and heart shaped confetti.

They were obviously enjoying themselves.

The bride stopped to graciously accept flowers from a number of children. Not a child with flowers was ignored. This little blond-headed girl was just precious!

The groom takes a little step-stool out of the carriage for her assistance in entering.

The happy bride’s face glowed and she laughed with glee!

Another picture or two and they were ready to depart!

It may not have been a golden carriage, but they loved it. He tested his horn and off they rode, waving to everyone.